Which answer best summarizes the benefit of slaves to a typical colonial family?

After initial costs, families could profit from a lifetime of free labor.
A colonial family could increase its size by the number of slave families owned.
A colonial family could contribute more to its community the more slaves it owned.
If it had little property, a colonial family could add to its assets with the slaves it owned.

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Which answer best summarizes the benefit of slaves to a typical colonial family?

 After initial costs, families could profit from a lifetime of free labor.
 A colonial family could increase its size by the number of slave families owned.
 A colonial family could contribute more to its community the more slaves it owned.
 If it had little property, a colonial family could add to its assets with the slaves it owned.

anonymous · Answer

I'd go with A seems most accurate